Course: MSP Combined Foundation, Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner - 5 days

MSP Combined runs the MSP Foundation, Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner courses sequentially within the same week. The combined course will provide you with sufficient knowledge and experience in the transformational flow, principles and governance themes of the OGC's Programme Management methodology- Managing Successful Programmes (MSP-2007), to act as a Programme Manager for a programme with a coherent projects dossier, a Business Change Manager or to act as a member of a Programme Office.

Please note that in order to take the MSP Practitioner course a pass on the MSP Foundation of at least 60% is required.

Through the use of assessed nightly homework, group and individual class exercises the course prepares you for the MSP Foundation, Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner exams.
The MSP Foundation exam is a 40 minute multiple choice exam, consisting of 50 questions.
The 2½ hour open book, objectively assessed MSP Practitioner exam is taken on the 4th day.
The MSP Advanced Practitioner exam is a 2½ hour, open book exam, based on a complex case study that you will study for homework during the training course, that can be taken on the 5th day.

Programme Definition

• Developing the Programme Definition from a Programme Brief
• Developing programme Governance Strategies
• Programme Roles - Responsibilities, Skills & Attributes
• Mapping and defining Benefits

Programme Planning

• Roles and responsibilities in planning
• The planning process
• Developing a Resource Management Strategy
• Developing a Monitoring & Control Strategy

Programme - Project Interface

• Handling Issues
• Managing Risks
• Handling Quality problems
• Handling change with a Change Authority
• Benefits realisation and review
• Programme audit

Managing a Successful Programme

• Specific site issues
• Fundamental principles
• Exam preparation

Case Study

• APMG Programme Scenario
• Enhancement or review of sample key MSP documents
• Working in pairs or syndicate groups

Exam Preparation

• Working on APMG sample exam papers
• Group question practice
• Individual practice
• Exam feedbackPre-Course Preparation